Greetings from a newbie to photography

[TenthDoctor]

Hello all.

I'm Anastasia. I'm relatively new to photography. As part of my media degree , this semester I have to take a photography course, and as I've not been too good a photographer before (pictures came out fuzzy unless everything's set to automatic which is how i got by shooting most stuff before.)

I've recently developed a bit of an interest in photography. even if so far some of the concepts are a bit over my head (what the hell is circle of confusion? other than a bunch of photographers trying to figure out depth of field. heh)

I have a Canon EOS400D SLR with standard kit lens, which is good for the course (we use Nikon D60 at uni); still trying to figure out the camera and connect the dots with some of the concepts. Unlike usually, this time I understand the theory quite well but have a hard time executing it in practice and connecting the dots, so mostly it's just fiddle with the settings, point and shoot. Which sometimes renders interesting results. (sometimes not so much) a lot of it is trial and error, really.

I have a particular difficulty with getting the depth of field right, most images I shoot come out sharp, some come out with a blurriness, but it's never where I want it to be , so I'm still trying to figure that one out. heh. in particular because I have to do a presentation next week on depth of field with example shots, and it's kinda aggravating that most of them come out pin sharp! Wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't depth of field that had to be demonstrated! But I guess, being fairly new, I have much to learn, and hopefully with time I'll improve and get the hang of things a lot better than I do now.

[candleman]

good luck with it.

hers a link you may find useful..
http://digital-photography-school.co...-for-beginners

with regard to the sharpness, open the aperture up a bit to narrow the Depth of Field, or shift the focus manually for an out of focus shot.

[mfreg]

what candleman said .....welcome to the forum.

mike

welcome, looking forward to seeing your work

[PowerPix]

I'm confused, your name is Anastasia but your profile pic is a guy.......am I missing something here????????

[Swisstony10]

The picture is of actor David Tennant, who plays the current body of The Doctor, from the brilliant tv series Doctor Who..

Personally, I really liked him as Casanova...

Russ.

[Marmalade]

Originally Posted by Swisstony10

The picture is of actor David Tennant, who plays the current body of The Doctor, from the brilliant tv series Doctor Who..

Personally, I really liked him as Casanova...

Russ.

Unfortunately he is no longer the current Doctor they now have an 11th - Matt Smith

And I agree it is a great series.


Oh, and welcome to DPS Anastasia : )

[PowerPix]

Thank you Swisstony10.
My apologies TenthDoctor.

[candleman]

Originally Posted by Marmalade

Unfortunately he is no longer the current Doctor they now have an 11th - Matt Smith
: )

does that make the pictured guy the "tenth Doctor" ?
boy! you guys are smart..

i cant stand Dr. Who.. lol

[Jim Bryant]

My wife and I have been watching the Dr. Who series since the early 80's. She musts have them all on VHS and DVD format, and along with Blake 7 and Star Trek series. Welcome to DPS.